# Rule 1 (A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922, historical)

> **Historical rulebook: not the current rules.** The current rules are here: https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/

Standard one-wall courts shall be approximately 20 feet in width by 34 feet in length and the wall to be 16 feet in height. The short line to be at least 13 feet from the board.

## Mentioned here

- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Short line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/short-line.md)
- [One-wall (GAA: Wallball)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/one-wall.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-onewall-smallball/1.md)

## Relationships

- Court relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Short line: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Wall: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Short line: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: One-wall (GAA: Wallball).

Rulebook: [A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-onewall-1923.md)

Source: Spalding's Official Handball Guide, 1923 (Library of Congress, LCCN 23002979). Public domain.